IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

(Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction)

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Krishna Rao

WPA No. 6074 of 2025

Mir Hossain Alanur

Versus

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution

Company Limited & Ors.

Mr. Surya Prasad Chattopadhyay

Mr. Arjun Samanta

Mr. Ankit Chatterjee

Ms. Trishtrya Mancherji

.....For the petitioner.

Mr. Asif Dewan

.....For WBSEDCL.

Hearing Concluded On : 17.11.2025 Judgment on : 27.11.2025

Krishna Rao, J.:

1. The issue in the present writ application whether the subsequent purchaser is liable to pay the pending electric consumption charges of the previous owner for obtaining new electric connection.

2. The petitioner along with his brother, namely, Md. Alamgir Hossain Alanur jointly purchased the land measuring an area of 05.25 decimals situated in L.R. and R.S. Dag No. 332, Mouza- Kalijug Biswanathpur, JL No. 81, Police Station Deganga, District- North 24 Parganas by way of a Sale Deed dated 7th June, 2024 being deed No. 151005760 of 2024 registered with the Additional District Sub Registrar, Deganga. The land measuring an area of 0.02 acres out of total area 05.25 decimals mutated in the name of the petitioner in the Records of Rights.

3. After muta